Pipe or rod carrier.



Patented Oct. 29, I90l.

T. G. STILES.

PIPE on non CARRIER.-

(Applieation filed Jan. 16, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS GEORGE STILES, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

PIPE OR ROD CARRIER.

srnciricA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,357, dated October29, 1901.

Application filed January 16, 1901. Serial No. 43,504. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LTHOMAS GEORGE STILEs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Arlington, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe or Rod Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to what is technically known as pipe-carriersthat is, carriers for the connecting-rods which connect the manipulating levers with movable frogs, locks, switches, signals, &c.

The pipe or red carriers in use at the present time are made up of a number of single legs, or of what is known as one or two independent waystands of the fixedbase type, having rollers and sheaves mounted between them, the number of these separate stands or parts being determined by the number of ways required in the gang. Heretofore it has been customary to have the axes of all the top rollers in a gang coincident with each other, a single pin being passedthrough all of them to support the same. As a consequence of this when for any reason it becomes necessary to repair or replace any of the rollers or to add to or diminish the number of ways the pin holding the rollers in position has to be drawn, separating all of the said rollers or a part of them from the stands in order to gain access to any one. Furthermore,on account of this it isnecessary to have pins of different lengths in order'to meet the requirements of the different number of ways in the different gangs. My invention contemplates a construction whereby all these objections and difficulties are abolished, the main feature residingin mounting said rollers independently of each other. This is accomplished by staggering the said rollersthat is, to have every other roller coincident each leg or separate stand being for this purpose provided with two parallel holes adapted to receive the pins supporting the rollers, so that sufficient room is obtained to remove any roller without disturbing the others.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a construction embodying my invention but details of construction may of course be varied to suit various requirements.

Figure 1 is a side view of a leg or stand embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a gang of ways. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the sheaves.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

I shall describe a pipe or rod carrier embodying my invention and afterward point out the novel features in the claims.

A indicates a separate leg or stand, in this instance of the single-leg type, provided with the horizontal flanges a, by means of which it is fastened to its support and constructed, preferably, with an oblong hole a adapted to receive the trunnion b of the sheave B, so as to permit the same to move back and forth as it is revolved in the usual way, or it may have openings (shown by the dotted lines a whereby the sheaves may be dropped into position. The upwardlyextending portion a of 'the leg A is provided with two parallel holes 0, and a adapted to receive the pins 0 of the roller 0. This construction enables the said top rollers to be staggered when a number of these logs are placed together, as shown in Fig. 3, so that each roller can be removed without interfering with the rest. Furthermore, the pins 0 are all of the same size, so that it is not necessary to have a separate size of pin for each gang having a different number of ways, nor is it necessary to throw away the old pin when more ways are added to a gang; but as the distance between each two ways should be made as small as possible I form the holes a and a with the horizontal portions a and a for supporting said pins and also with the-slanting portions a and a so that when the pin has been drawn out of one of the legs it may be lifted and held in an inclined position while being drawn out of the second leg, thus clearing the leg and roller next following.

From the above it will be seen that my invention greatly simplifies the construction of devices of this character and that the difficulties and objections noted in connection with the old construction are entirely overcome;

Having thus described myinvcntion, what I claim is- 1. In a pipe or red carrier, the combination with means for supporting same of two or more rollers mounted alternately in two parallel lines substantially as described.

2. In a pipe or rod carrier, the combination with the supporting means for the rollers of two parallel holes having horizontal bearing portions and also diagonally oppositely located inclined portions substantially as described.

3. In a pipe or rod carrier, the combination with the supporting means for the rollers of two parallel holes in each supporting means, a plurality of independently removable and interchangeable pins adapted to be inserted in the said holes, rollers carried by said pins, the said pins and rollers being arranged in a staggered position substantially as described.

4. In a pipe or rod carrier, the combination with the supporting means for the rollers of a plurality of pins carrying the rollers, a plurality of holes in said supporting means arranged in two parallel lines having horizontal portions for supporting said pins and also inclined portions permitting the pins to be extricated while held in an inclined position, substantially as described.

5; In a pipe or rod carrier, the combination with the separable legs or stands of a plurality of rollers mounted alternately in two parallel lines, substantially as described.

6. In a pipe or rod carrier, a separable leg or stand provided with two parallel holes having horizontal bearing portions and also diagonally oppositely located inclined portions, for the purposes as set forth, substantially as described.

7. In a rod or pipe carrier, the combination of a plurality of separable legs or stands, two parallel holes in each of said stands, a plurality of independently removable and interchangeable pins adapted to be inserted in the said holes, rollers carried by said pins, the said pins and rollers being arranged in a staggered position substantially as described.

8. In a pipe or rod carrier a plurality of separable legs or stands, a plurality of pins carrying rollers, two parallel holes in each of said stands having horizontal portions for supporting said pins and also inclined portions permitting the pins to be extricated while held in an inclined position, substantially as described.

Signed at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, this 9th day of Janu ary, A. D. 1901.

THOMAS GEORGE STILESA Witnesses:

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